PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Savoy, France
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
12
parchment
17
Format
oblong
2
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
6
none visible
11
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
14
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
7
12
2
13
1
2
5
3
4
4
6
5
6
6
9
7
11
8
11
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
13
single
18
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
27
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
3
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
12
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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